Tauratinzwe

"Taura tinzwe" is a Shona expression that literally means "Speak that we may hear." It can be used to indicate that you are ready to listen to someone or to ask a speaker to speak louder. Here is is the "nome de plume" of . . .

"For us let it be enough to know ourselves to
be in the place where God wants us, and carry on our work, even though it be no
more than the work of an ant, infinitesimally small, and with unforeseeable
results."

-- Abbé Monchanin

Wednesday, October 05, 2011

The Best Money Can Buy

We have the best government money can buy. Unfortunately, money doesn't buy the best government for the people. It buys the best government for those wealthy enough to pay for it. That is not democracy. That is an auction.